Finney Surname

17,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Finney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.

Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Finney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,8491:15,8632,020
England6,1761:9,0221,309
Australia9731:27,7453,769
Canada8431:43,7085,407
Northern Ireland2751:6,7091,196
Wales1781:17,3851,881
Ireland1691:27,8642,539
Scotland1461:36,6703,548
India771:9,961,888192,972
South Africa631:859,96456,669
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1531:28,9532,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4721:9,8611,485
Scotland911:41,1343,094
Wales421:37,3432,016
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8581:10,3371,349

Finney (279) may also be a first name.

Finney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Phin.' In Domesday 'Phin,' Essex and Suffolk. Finney seems to be simply the diminutive, (a) Nick, 'the fine,' the exquisite, the delicate, the refined.

Robert le Fyne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Katherine Fin, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Maggot Fin, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas Fin, Suffolk, ibid.

Thomas Fyn, chapman, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Roger Fyne, 1379: ibid.

Isabella Fynne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Nycholas Fynn, 1604: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Robertus Fyn, 1307. Writs of Parliament.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Finn (q.v.) + the Irish and Gaelic pers. suff. -ach, or the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Ulster variant of Feeney, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the soldier.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A native of Finland. Anglo-Saxon plur. Finnas. Fin. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Finne, Gaelic, the genitive of Fionn, fair, sincere, true; bringing to an end, wise, a head, chief. The name may be local from Fines, a place in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

William Fenie of Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Venie of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Finni; from the Danish, Finne; from the Flemish, Finné; from the Swedish, Finn; in the Domesday Book, Fin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The present family of Finn may be connected with John Finn of Chilham in 1702 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Finney is a name established on the Derbyshire border in the Ashbourne district. Edward Fynney was bailiff of Lichfield in 1619 and 1627, and Edward Ffinney was sheriff of the city in 1641 (H.). The name was represented in Burton - on - Trent 300 years ago (S.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Finney: The Finneys have their principal home on the Staffordshire border in the Ashbourn district. Edward Finey of Coates Park was high sheriff of Derbyshire in 1690 (P.). Last century a gentle family of this name resided at Fulshaw, Cheshire; Samuel Finney of Fulshaw, who died in 1798, was enamel - painter to the Queen (Ormerod's "Cheshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Finney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Finney Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Finney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Finney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Finney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,266th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 227,111 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Finney are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Finney is also the 531,524th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 279 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 22,849 people, or 1 in 15,863. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States Finney exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Finney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Finney has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 470 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 110 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Finney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Finney last name is predominantly Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Finney surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Finney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.06% more than the national average, earning R 382,728 per year; in United States they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $42,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Finneys923/
Finneyh922/
Finniey921/
Fienney920/
Finnehy920/
Finneey920/
Finne912,391/
Finny91287/
Fnney911/
Fffinney860/
Finnie836,459/
Fenney831,509/
Finner83966/
Finnøy83215/
Finnes83180/
Fynney83118/
Vinney83109/
Finnet8314/
Finneh839/
Finnoe838/
Fienne837/
Finnay835/
Finnoy835/
Finniy834/
Fienny832/
Finneu832/
Finnae831/
Finned831/
Finnee831/
Finnea831/
Fingne831/
Fionne831/
Finnez830/
Fimney830/
Fnne8012/
Fney802/
Fnny802/
Phinney775,657/
Vienney77341/
Finnett7751/
Finneid7740/
Finneiß778/
Finnedt775/
Finness773/
Feenney771/
Fiennie771/
Finnieh771/
Finneis770/
Fingner770/
Finneas770/
Fenny731,329/
Finna73699/
Fenne73549/
Finni73444/
Finné73133/
Vinne7396/
Fynne7315/
Fønne734/
Fnner734/
Finnh731/
Finnè731/
Fneyi730/
Finnesth711/
Finneiss711/
Fenner6719,469/
Vienne676,464/
Finnis671,804/
Finnou67526/
Fennie67389/
Fennes67295/
Venney67251/
Fennoy67199/
Finnih67185/
Finnäs67122/
Phinny67115/
Vinnay67107/
Finnah6793/
Fionna6753/
Vinneh6748/
Vinnie6746/
Fennet6744/
Finnaz6732/
Fienni6715/
Finnas6713/
Fennoe678/
Fne678/
Fny675/
Fnahey674/
Phinne673/
Fienna672/
Fünner672/
Fennyi672/
Phnney671/
Finnio671/
Fenneh671/
Femney671/
Fennue671/
Fuinna671/
Finnai671/
Feunne671/
Fennee671/
Fennay670/
Feenny670/
Finnau670/
Pfenne670/

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